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Censorship

not to be disclosed.

Seizure and detention.

Action against printing presses,

etc.

responsible for contraven- tion.

Search, etc.

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17. (1) The printer or publisher of any publication shall not, without the written permission of a competent authority-

(a) print or publish any statement to the effect, or from which it may be inferred, that any alteration, addition, ot omission has been made by order of a competent authority in any matter submitted to him;

(5) print or publish any matter which has been submitted to a competent authority in such a way as to show or suggest that any alteration, addition or omission has been made by order of a competent authority;

(c) print or publish any Statement to the effect that publicity of such marter has been forbidden.

(2) Any person who contravenes this regulation and the proprietor, publisher and editor of the publication in question shall be guilty of an offence against these regulations.

18. Without prejudice to any other provision of these regula- tions, any authorized officer may seize and detain any unlawful publication which comes into his hands.

19. (1) Without prejudice to any other provision of these regulations, a competent authority may by order

(a) direct the forfeiture to the Government of Hong Kong of any printing press or other instrument or apparatus used for the printing of any unlawful publication and thereupon such printing press, instrument or apparatus may be seized by any authorized officer; or

(b) for such period as may be specified in the order,

prohibit the operation-

() by any person whatsoever of any printing press, instrument or apparatus used as aforesaid;

(i) by the proprietor of any printing press, instrument or apparatus used as aforesaid of that or any

other printing press, instrument or apparatus designed for printing.

(2) Any person who contravenes any order made under paragraph (b) of sub-regulation (1) of this regulation shall be guilty of an offence against these regulations.

20. If a competent authority has reasonable cause to suspect that any premises are being used for the purpose of the printing or publishing of any matter in contravention of this Part of

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any order thereunder, or for the purpose of the printing or publish- ing of any matter the publication of which is, or is likely to be or become, prejudicial to the public interest or that there is in any premises any press, instrument or apparatus liable to forfeiture under regulation 19, he may by written order authorize any authorized officer to enter and search such premises and thereupon such officer and any person acting by his directions may at any time, and if necessary by force, enter and search the premises and any person, animal, vehicle or other thing found therein and any person, animal, vehicle or other thing found leaving the premises (provided that a female person shall be searched only by a female) and may seize and impound any unlawful publication, and any publication containing matter the publishing of which, is, or is likely to be or become, prejudicial in the public interest and any printing press, apparatus or instru- ment which such officer suspects to have been used for the printing of any such publication and any printing press, apparatus or instrument liable to forfeiture under regulation 19: Provided That any printing press, apparatus or instrument seized as afore. said (unless already liable to forfeiture under regulation 19) shall not be forfeited except by order of the competent authority.

etc.

21. (1) The Governor may by order direct that, subject to Wireless

telegraphy, any exemptions for which provision may be made by the order, no person shall, except under the authority of a written permit granted by such competent authority or person as may be specified in the order, have in his possession or under his control-

(2) Any apparatus of such description as may be specified in the order, being a type of apparatus which is designed lo be used as wireless transmitting apparatus or which in the opinion of the Governor is readily adaptable for the purpose of being so used.

(b) Any article of such description as may be specified in the order which in the opinion of the Governur is capable of forming a part of or facilitating the use of any apparatus specified by an order hereunder Provided that in any pro- ceedings in which the defendant is charged with having in his possession or under his control an article specified by an order hereunder it shall be a defence for the defendant to prove that such specified article had not formed and was not intended to form part of any apparatus specified by an order hereunder and had not been and was ant intended to be employed in order to facilitate the use of any apparatus specified by an order hereunder.